Jeanette Flores, 17, a senior at Whittier High School, is the new Miss Whittier for 2006-07.

Christina Navarro, 15, a student at Whittier Christian High School, is the winner of the title of Miss Teen Whittier.

Both were selected from a field of 19 contestants by a panel of judges at the Miss Whittier Scholarship Pageant 2006, attended Sunday by more than 200 people at the Radisson Hotel in Uptown Whittier.

“I was so happy for her,” said Flores’ mother, Yolanda Flores. “She’s been involved in so many things for years. I’m so proud things are going well for her. … She deserves this.”

Katy Brown, a Fullerton College student, stepped down as Miss Whittier for 2005 and Courtney French, a La Serna High School student, relinquished her title of Miss Teen Whittier for 2005.

Navarro is an honor student who hopes to attend either USC or UC Irvine to take pre-med courses.

Miss Whittier and Miss Teen Whittier each have courts consisting of the first and second runners up in their respective categories. First and second princesses to Miss Whittier are Sarah Willie, Cerritos College, and Cassey Ho of Whittier College. Miss Teen Whittier princesses are Alyssa Barrios, Sonora High, and Brittany Griffin, La Serna High.

Pageant officials presented their annual “Whittier Outstanding Woman of the Year” award to teacher Lisa Kazakos for her work teaching dance to groups of young girls.

Teta Smart, founder of the pageant in 1983, directed this year’s event with emceeing assistance by entertainer Ron Galarze.

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